Scientists Form New Nerve Cells -- Directly in the Brain, Lund University Study 3/27/2013 7:29:18 AM

The field of cell therapy, which aims to form new cells in the body in order to cure disease, has taken another important step in the development towards new treatments. A new report from researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows that it is possible to re-programme other cells to become nerve cells, directly in the brain.